A clinical trial is being launched to test an asthma drug’s effectiveness in treating deadly conditions caused by the novel coronavirus. The drug, called ibudilast – which has been approved to treat asthma in Japan and South Korea – has shown promise in improving lung health in mouse models. The team, from Yale University’s New Haven … Read more
There are more than 70 trials for treatments for coronavirus happening in the US, and the race for a therapeutic leave labs shorthanded of researchers, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official has said. ‘Although we may not run out of patients, unfortunately, we may run out of research personnel and time availability to do … Read more
A group of researchers in Paris are planning to examine whether nicotine patches will help prevent – or lessen the effects of – the novel coronavirus. It comes after a French study found that few people hospitalized, or at home, with coronavirus were regular smokers compared to the general population. The team theorized that nicotine … Read more
Researchers discover rare iPhone flaw that allows hackers to access Apple’s iOS operating system remotely The exploit has likely been used to gain access to targets’ devices The flaw leverages Apple’s Mail app to gain privileged access to a device Workers for American companies and a ‘German VIP’ were targets The flaw was reported to Apple … Read more
A group of researchers in Paris are planning to examine whether nicotine patches will help prevent – or lessen the effects of – the novel coronavirus. It comes after a French study found that few people hospitalized, or at home, with coronavirus were regular smokers compared to the general population. The team theorized that nicotine … Read more
Researchers call on social media platforms to archive coronavirus misinformation so they can study effects on public health An letter calls on social media platforms to archive COVID-19 misinformation The data can be used to track how misinformation affects public health It could also be used to issue regular transparency reports The letters asks for data … Read more
Researchers discover rare iPhone flaw that allows hackers to access Apple’s iOS operating system remotely The exploit has likely been used to gain access to targets’ devices The flaw leverages Apple’s Mail app to gain privileged access to a device Workers for American companies and a ‘German VIP’ were targets The flaw was reported to Apple … Read more
Re-engineering coronavirus patient’s ‘own’ immune cells to target and destroy virus-infected tissues could be the key to treating the disease, researchers say Researchers say the therapy involves extracting immune cells, called T lymphocytes, from a coronavirus patient’s blood stream Then receptors on the surface of the cells are engineered to recognize cells infected with the … Read more
More than 40 experts from around the world are calling on governments to give ‘urgent consideration’ on how to prevent suicide amid the coronavirus pandemic. There is a growing concern about the far-reaching impact the pandemic may have on people’s mental health, with consequences ‘likely to be present for longer and peak later’ than the … Read more
Re-engineering coronavirus patient’s ‘own’ immune cells to target and destroy virus-infected tissues could be the key to treating the disease, researchers say Researchers say the therapy involves extracting immune cells, called T lymphocytes, from a coronavirus patient’s blood stream Then receptors on the surface of the cells are engineered to recognize cells infected with the … Read more